Jerry's malice was too obvious; of course, Su Yao wouldn't pretend not to see it.

"Little Snake, you sneak into their room and observe the situation."

"Okay!"

The little snake responded and immediately headed to the second floor, deliberately choosing an unusual route—climbing up the window.

Ya said, "The three of them aren't very strong. If they were to make a move, they would likely choose to use poison. A-Yao, quickly use that antidote card first."

Yale was right. Jerry and the other two would most likely resort to poisoning if they wanted to do something bad. This was a method most favored by low-level wizards in the magical world.

When Ya first saw the detox card, she urged Su Yao to use it immediately. Su Yao, however, was worried that these people might stay here for too long, and if she acted too soon, it would waste the card's time. So, she hadn't used it yet.

However, now it should be used.

Being stingy any further would be impolite.

Even if Jerry hadn't poisoned her this time, Su Yao would have found a way to force them to act. She had endured this awkwardness for several days, and Su Yao had had enough.

"Boss, are we still going out to chop wood today?"

"Go, you three continue, a bit farther today. I'm afraid Jerry might remember you three and target you as well." Saying this, Su Yao handed Peng Yi a defense card, "This card has two defense opportunities. You three be very careful. If you encounter any bad situations, try to run back."

The three Peng brothers received today's task and left.

The inn grew quiet again, and everyone waited for the little snake to return with its report.

It must be said, Jerry's actions were incomprehensible.

Su Yao thought that this person, lacking in strength, would choose to secretly poison her. However, the little snake came back and reported, "They plan to duel with the master."

"Duel!" Zhan Xing thought humans were truly a fascinating species. Even with a clear disparity in strength, they still insisted on a head-on clash. Was it because they weren't thinking straight, or because they weren't thinking straight?

The little snake nodded: "Yes, they think you provided the food, and poisoning it would be difficult, so they decided to come directly to challenge you to a duel."

Su Yao really couldn't think of a more upright way.

Moreover, in this magical world, poisoning only requires a few magical weapons or a few magic arrays; there's no need to specifically poison the food. Su Yao didn't believe that Jerry didn't have these things on hand. It's well known that magicians always carry some poisons with them when they travel, even the impoverished Gerard had some.

"Master, should I continue to go up and listen?"

"Listen." Su Yao gave the little snake a piece of wild beast meat as a reward. "Keep watching the situation for now."

Because the little snake had overeaten a few days ago and its body almost burst, Su Yao was so scared that she didn't give it any meat for several days. Today, it finally saw meat again, and the little snake immediately swallowed it, happily carrying out its task.

This time, the observation did indeed reveal something different. The little snake didn't bring back any message, but it did bring back a ring.

"Director, I noticed the three of them have been secretly observing this ring, and just now they even hid it. I thought it might be useful, so I brought it back."

Su Yao held up the ring and asked the three non-human shop assistants, "Do you recognize this thing?"

As soon as Zhan Xing's claws made contact, a look of sudden realization appeared on his face: "So it really is about poisoning."

The battle star explained, "I have a ring like this too. There's a groove in the middle of the ring where poison can be placed. Compared to other methods of poisoning, using a ring is more covert and is often used in combat. When in use, you just need to use magic to open the groove, and you can blow the poison powder towards the enemy."

Su Yao knew what was going on. However, just in case, she replaced the poison powder in the ring with flour and had the little snake deliver it back.

Jerry and the other two didn't come downstairs all day, and they didn't come for lunch either.

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Until evening, Merry and the others had all returned, and the inn instantly became noisy. Jerry heard the commotion and went downstairs.

Jerry did not walk towards the restaurant, nor did he greet his father. Instead, he went straight to Su Yao and said bluntly, "I want to duel with you."

As soon as these words were spoken, Melly and the others fell silent.

Wilson was stunned for a long time before he finally came to his senses and understood what his son had said.

"You little brat! What nonsense are you spouting!"

Jerry completely ignored his father, not even shifting his gaze.

He repeated to Su Yao once more, "I want to duel with you."

Su Yao had known about this for a long time, so she was incredibly calm now. "May I ask why you want to duel with me?"

"I run a hotel here, and you are here to stay. By rights, we have no grievances or enmity."

Jerry wasn't foolish enough to reveal the group's entire purpose: "Are you going to accept the challenge or not? All this hemming and hawing, I think you're scared."

"Boss, this kid is naturally annoying, don't pay attention to him. We don't want a duel." Mei Li suppressed her impatience and forced a smile as she spoke to Su Yao.

Wilson was more straightforward, slapping his son twice, "Do you have a death wish? Do you have a death wish...?"

Jerry couldn't dodge his father's hand and could only shout with a stiff neck, "Anyway, I just want to duel with her! If you beat me to death, it's death; if I die in a duel with her, it's also death. So I choose to duel with her."

Absurd! Utterly absurd!

Seeing that things were heading in the wrong direction, the two people who had been following Jerry stepped forward to speak

"Jerry has always enjoyed sparring with others. Letting him try won't hurt. Just make sure to stop at the right moment."

"Yes, yes, it's just that Jerry used the wrong words. Actually, he wanted to spar."

Jerry was rescued from Wilson by two people. Seeing the looks they gave him, he changed his tune: "Yes, I used the wrong words just now. I saw that the boss and I were about the same age, so I wanted to spar with him. It wasn't a fight to the death, just a friendly match."

"Compete? No problem. I agree." Su Yao had been preparing for a long time and couldn't let them really give up. With Felix and Zhan Xing by her side, it was better to defuse this time bomb sooner rather than later.

Moreover, the antidote card had already been used, so this battle had to be fought, whether they wanted to or not (stingy.jpg).

Wilson and Mary quickly exchanged a glance, then swiftly looked away.

Jennifer's father, who was at the back of the crowd, also came over and squeezed between Wilson and Mary, holding onto each of them with one hand. "If the kids want to try, let them try. With us watching, neither side will get hurt."

These three cunning individuals were too in sync.

The previous second, Wilson and Mary were silent, changing their minds internally, wanting to use Jerry and Su Yao's sparring to gauge Su Yao's strength and probe the hotel's depths. The next second, Jennifer's father understood their thoughts and stepped forward to act as a mediator, giving them a way out.

At this point, the duel was settled.

"Shall we start now?"

"Starting now."

Today, Su Yao was determined to force out the purpose of this group, so she didn't use any other methods to conceal her true strength. Instead, she directly revealed her level five mage abilities to confront Jerry.

"She is level five!"

A young man behind Mary couldn't keep the secret and immediately shouted out, his voice filled with intense joy.

Merry and Wilson were happy too.

They began to observe the other staff members of the hotel.

The strength of the elves is generally not very strong. They might have an advantage in group battles, but now there is only one elf here, weak and not to be feared.

A snake, neither too high nor too low in level, could be left for the young people in the team who were at levels three or four to practice on.

The only one left was Felix. They still couldn't gauge his strength, but they had already assumed that he wasn't very powerful.

After all, if someone can take orders from a Level 5 mage, then that person is definitely not above Level 5.

As for Zhan Xing, ever since this group of people arrived, Zhan Xing had been hiding, so Wilson and the others had not seen Zhan Xing yet.

Their malicious intentions could no longer be contained and were about to burst forth.

Just as Mary and Wilson were evaluating the hotel, the war between Su Yao and Jerry had already reached its later stages.

Although Su Yao was only at level five, crushing someone like Jerry was a piece of cake for her.

Jerry was also pushed to his limit. With a fierce look in his eyes and a resolute expression, he flung the poison powder from the ring onto Su Yao.

The speed was very fast, and Su Yao couldn't dodge it.

Jerry saw this and laughed wildly, "Hahaha, you're finished!"

"You poisoned me." Su Yao pretended to be very angry. "Didn't you say you'd stop at a certain point? Your methods are really dirty!"

Jerry, brimming with pride, took the potion handed over by his friend and drank it. Soon, the wounds on his body healed.

He said, "So what if you're stronger than me? My wounds can heal, but your poison can't be cured."

Su Yao no longer looked at Jerry, but turned to Wilson and Mary. "Aren't you going to give me an explanation?"

Felix and Yana also stepped forward to denounce them, "We admit defeat in this match. Quickly give us the antidote."

Wilson and Mary also laughed, now revealing their true intentions, "This poison has no antidote."

"We have no enmity or grudge between us, so why did you come all the way from the north to poison me?" At this point, Su Yao was genuinely a bit angry.

She was just running her shop here peacefully, even saving Jennifer and the others. Not only did they not thank her, but they also brought more people to kill her.

"Since you want to know, we'll be honest with you."

Merry took out a piece of paper and pointed to something on it, saying, "I want this."

Su Yao glanced at it and was stunned: "What is this? I've never seen it before!"

"This Water Repelling Pearl is a gift from the God of Magic to the Dragon Chant Continent. There is only one in the entire continent, hidden in the Misty Forest."

"It's hidden in the Misty Forest, so go look for it in the Misty Forest. Why are you targeting me?" Su Yao grew more and more agitated as she spoke, a few strands of hair on her forehead standing up in her excitement.

"We've been searching for a long time, and you don't need to pretend anymore. Let those people behind you come out. We are determined to get this Water-Avoiding Pearl."

At this moment, the three of them, Baker, had slowly separated from the group and walked over to Su Yao's side.

"Beck, what do you mean?" Mellie's intent to kill extended to Beck as well. "Get over here now!"

"So, you've been looking for the Water-Avoiding Pearl all this time. Isn't that just a legend? Why would you kill someone over a story whose authenticity can't be verified?" Betty answered on behalf of her brother, and she was furious!